Police: Fatal KCK apartment fire was deliberately set

Murder charges expected Monday

Murder and arson charges are expected to be filed against a 39-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man Monday in connection with a weekend apartment fire that killed a woman and a 2-year-old girl.

Police told KMBC 9 News that the man told police that he deliberately set the fire at the complex at 76th Street and Parallel Parkway early Saturday after getting into a fight with a tenant.

Police identified the victims late Saturday as Brandi Johnson, 34, and Amiyah McClenton, 2. Johnson was watching McClenton while the girl's mother was at work.

The American Red Cross said it offered assistance to 26 people who lived at the Legend Oaks apartments. Neighbors said more people might have died if residents hadn't run through the hallways to wake people up and alert them to the fire.

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